Back in the US

Trip Start Jun 14, 2008
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Trip End Jul 02, 2008


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Where I stayed
Ohare
(Chicago hotels)

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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

     So i had an 11 hour flight from Tokyo to Chicago.  I decided to take a couple of sleep aid pills to help me sleep for a bit after we took off.  It kind of worked, i slept for about 2 hours during the first part of the flight.  I was sitting in the back of the plane next to a girl from Japan, and i don't think she spoke very much english, so we didn't converse at all.  Movies on that flight were horrible, i think i watched street kings w/ K. Reeves twice. 
    After we landed, going through customs was rediculous.  they were giving me a hard time.  I was like are you serious?  They asked how long i stayed in vietnam and thailand.  so i answered.  then it was the what did you do while you were there?  Trying to explain the whole clinic abroad thing to someone that doesn't understand is time consuming so I just said i was there for travel.  Then he asked what all did i see.  After that he saw my face like what the hell, so he added that he had never been to either place.  I wanted to reach across the desk he was behind and start strangling him.  But i knew that wouldn't go over very good, so that is when i added in the whole clinic abroad thing.  He seemed fine with that and stamped my passport and let me go. 
     At that point i wasn't very happy, turned my phone on while i was getting my luggage.  Called Nate and he was waiting in the bar just outside of the luggage pickup.  His flight only got in about 2 hours before mine, so that was good timing.  Erik was picking us up and was only about a half hour away.  So i made a few calls while we were waiting, then Erik was there.
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